[INCH-POUND]
A-A-1430A
July 14, 1997
SUPERSEDES
A-A-1430
March 7, 1980
COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION
PADS, SCOURING, PLASTIC SPONGE
WITH ABRASIVE BACK
The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this
Commercial Item Description by all Federal agencies.
1. SCOPE. This commercial item description (CID) covers abrasive backed plastic sponges for cleaning and scouring cooking pots and pans.
2. CLASSIFICATION. The pads shall be of the following sizes as specified:
Size 1- 4-1/2” (11.4 cm) long, 3” (7.6 cm) wide, 1/2" (1.3 cm) thick.
Size 2- 5” (12.7 cm) long, 3-1/2” (8.9 cm) wide, 1-1/2” (3.8 cm) thick.
3. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS
3.1 Design. The pads shall be sponge pads with one abrasive face. The components of the pad shall be suitable for use in water and shall resist all commercial cleaning solutions normally used in the cleaning of food preparation tools without deterioration, color leaching, or separation of the abrasive from the sponge during normal use. The minimum dimensions of the pads shall be as specified in section 2, and shall include the abrasive side.
3.2 Sponge. The sponge shall be of a soft, absorbent, flexible, open celled, fine pored synthetic material. The average pore density shall be 50 to 80 pores per square inch (2.5 x 2.5 cm).
3.3 Abrasive side. The abrasive shall be aluminum oxide permanently bonded to one face of the sponge to a minimum thickness of 0.075 inch to form a flexible work surface.
3.4 Workmanship. The pads shall be clean, free from dirt, contamination, soap, or other impurities, and shall be cut cleanly with no defects which may affect appearance or serviceability.
3.5 Metric products. Products manufactured to metric dimensions will be considered on an equal basis with those manufactured using inch-pound units, providing they fall within tolerances specified and all other requirements of this document are met.
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